LA Podcast Festival Returns To Santa Monica With Big Names In Comedy

Friday, 4 Oct 2013, 9:03:00 AM

Mitch James

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Jon Lovitz will bring his “Lovitz or Leavitz” to the LA Podcast Festival.

The LA Podcast Festival returns to Santa Monica today through Sunday with a stacked roster of the biggest names in comedy, bringing diehard fans and burgeoning podcasters face-to-face with some of the most popular entertainers in the world.

This year’s festival, presented by Comedy Film Nerds and Walking the Room, will be held Oct. 4-6 at the Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica Hotel at 530 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica.

Among the more than 40 live podcasts scheduled, the festival kicks off today with “WTF with Marc Maron,” featuring guests Dana Gould, Jimmy Pardo, Aisha Tyler, and Paul Gilmartin.

In one of its first live appearances, the #1 iTunes hit “Welcome to Night Vale” will welcome actor James Urbaniak with music from Sara Watkins.